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A Tale of Two Women
1991
60 x 60 x 12 in. (152.4 x 152.4 x 30.48 cm)
Hung Liu (Changchun, China, 1948 – 2021, Oakland, California)
Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement, November 20, 2005 - March 5, 2006, New Wing, First Floor, Gibson Family Gallery and Plaza Gallery, San José Museum of Art. Circulated to: Katzen Art Center at American University, Washington, DC, April 9-July 29, 2006.
Hung Liu, 10 year Survey, 1997-2000, Wooster College
Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement (2005-2006)
Hung Liu was raised in China during the period of the Chinese Cultural Revolution when the government sought to erase non-proletarian history and traditions by enforcing a propagandistic style of art known as Maoist Revolutionary realism. After moving to the United States, however, Liu was able to freely incorporate subjects from photographic images into her art. Since many photographs were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, Liu often uses images produced by foreign tourists as the basis for her paintings. A Tale of Two Women (1991) captures an intimate moment between a maid and her well-to-do mistress. The seated mistress is identified by her ornate gown and her tiny, bound feet—a symbol of sexual desirability—while the maid stands, attired in plain, modest clothes.
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A Tale of Two Women
Painting
199160 x 60 x 12 in. (152.4 x 152.4 x 30.48 cm)
Hung Liu (Changchun, China, 1948 – 2021, Oakland, California)
Object Type: Painting
Medium and Support: Oil and mixed media on canvas
Credit Line: Gift of Rena Bransten
Accession Number: 1991.07
Exhibition
Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement, November 20, 2005 - March 5, 2006, New Wing, First Floor, Gibson Family Gallery and Plaza Gallery, San José Museum of Art. Circulated to: Katzen Art Center at American University, Washington, DC, April 9-July 29, 2006.
Hung Liu, 10 year Survey, 1997-2000, Wooster College
SJMA Label Text
Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement (2005-2006)
Hung Liu was raised in China during the period of the Chinese Cultural Revolution when the government sought to erase non-proletarian history and traditions by enforcing a propagandistic style of art known as Maoist Revolutionary realism. After moving to the United States, however, Liu was able to freely incorporate subjects from photographic images into her art. Since many photographs were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, Liu often uses images produced by foreign tourists as the basis for her paintings. A Tale of Two Women (1991) captures an intimate moment between a maid and her well-to-do mistress. The seated mistress is identified by her ornate gown and her tiny, bound feet—a symbol of sexual desirability—while the maid stands, attired in plain, modest clothes.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions: - Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement , 11/20/2005 - 7/29/2006
Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 60 x 60 x 12 in. (152.4 x 152.4 x 30.48 cm)
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references: - Selections: The San Jose Museum of Art Permanent Collection. Selections: The San Jose Museum of Art Permanent Collection San Jose Museum of Art. San Jose, CA, 2004
Page Number: 140-141 - Hung Liu: A Ten-Year Survey 1988-1998. Hung Liu: A Ten-Year Survey 1988-1998 The College of Wooster Art Museum. Wooster, Ohio, 1998
Page Number: 49
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